Show Wallpaper 1.1.7.7
For the later purpose, Windows Phone users have at their disposal a lot of apps that are designed to help them bring some beautiful pics onto the lock screen.
Show Wallpaper is one of these tools and it will enable you to browse a quite impressive picture database and also look for images that you might want to keep onto your phone.
Pretty looks and well-thought layout
This utility provides a simple interface, with a decent design of the layout that facilitates the access to the coveted photo resources inside. The graphics are smooth and so is the navigation through the numerous images hosted inside the application.
The pics are grouped in categories that, so you can get to the ones you want without efforts. The functional commands are conveniently placed at the bottom of the screen, in order to allow as much space as possible for the preview.
In case you want to try a different theme, you can change the default "Dark" one with the "Light" skin from the "Settings" screen of Show Wallpaper. From time to time, a prompt asking you to rate and review the app will come into view.
Go through categories to find pics to keep
Show Wallpaper is based on a simple principle as it allows you to browse freely through the images and save those you like. Unfortunately there is no dedicated search engine to help you find specific types of pictures, so it will have to be manual browsing through the catalog all the way.
It is important to note that prior to starting to save files, it is recommended to visit the "Settings" area and specify the screen resolution you want to get, as this app can look for images with a resolution of 480x800 or 768x1280 pixels.
Download pics or set them as lock screen backgrounds
Loading pictures to view them up close takes only one tap and a moment of waiting until the photo is fetched because all the content is taken from the online database.
Equally effortless is the download procedure, which starts as soon as you tap the download button at the bottom of the screen. You can even set the utility as the default lock screen provider and then each image you open can be set as wallpaper directly, without having to save it locally first.
Sharing the pictures can be done in the traditional manner, as Show Wallpaper supports the usual methods of sending out content, namely via SMS, email or through social networks.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
The clean and well organized interface of this app is pretty nice to work with, so it scores very well from the visual standpoint. |
Function8
The impressive speed of transfer is great and so are the sharing ability as well as the lock screen function, but it needs a search feature at least. |
Security10
The utility stays well off the sensitive areas of the system and doesn't require access anywhere else but to the photo library. |
Battery4
Using this utility constantly and for longer periods of time will discharge the battery pretty fast, as it needs a lot of power. |
Price10
As it is a free application and since it provides a good deal of beautiful pictures in several resolutions, Show Wallpaper is a very nice utility to have. |
Compatibility9
The app runs well on most Windows Phone powered devices, since it needs version 8 and higher of the operating system. |
Specifications
- price:
- 100% Free
- current version:
- 1.1.7.7
- reviewed version:
- 1.1.7.7
- developer:
- ANDREI PIKHTIN
- category:
- IMAGE
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- No
- hits:
- 460